Peter Fischli and David Weiss are two Swiss artists
who have worked together for 33 years. After meeting in 1979 they decide to
form a rock band, the Migros, which
has a very short life. Following the failure of their rock endeavour, they
throw themselves into the world of art, but with great irony. The two
artists appear in several videos dressed as a mouse and a bear: the mouse is a
small, disgusting but harmless animal, while the bear is a tender and loveable one, which can also be dangerous. The two chat away in an imaginary
language, questioning each other about the meaning of life and other things. As
well as the video, Fischli and Weiss have made bizarre sculptures in which
banal objects are transformed through magical revelations. In their hands, the
ordinary becomes extraordinary: things that at first sight appear to be insignificant, in reality conceal a profound reflection on the world. All of
their work is pervaded by a strong sense of irony, and addresses the theme of
the double: we find a contrast between work and pleasure; fiction and reality;
nature and man, as in "Tree Stymp"; and "Fischli to Weiss".

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Peter Fischli and David Weiss are two Swiss artists
who have worked together for 33 years. After meeting in 1979 they decide to
form a rock band, the Migros, which
has a very short life. Following the failure of their rock endeavour, they
throw themselves into the world of art, but with great irony. The two
artists appear in several videos dressed as a mouse and a bear: the mouse is a
small, disgusting but harmless animal, while the bear is a tender and loveable one, which can also be dangerous. The two chat away in an imaginary
language, questioning each other about the meaning of life and other things. As
well as the video, Fischli and Weiss have made bizarre sculptures in which
banal objects are transformed through magical revelations. In their hands, the
ordinary becomes extraordinary: things that at first sight appear to be insignificant, in reality conceal a profound reflection on the world. All of
their work is pervaded by a strong sense of irony, and addresses the theme of
the double: we find a contrast between work and pleasure; fiction and reality;
nature and man, as in "Tree Stymp"; and "Fischli to Weiss".